Well its time to start the BIG projects on my Pearson 36 now that shes paid off. #1 on the list is the rotten bulkhead. The main bulkhead that the port chainplate is attached to is rotten all around the chainplate. Its rotted due to the chainplate leaking from the deck. Ive sealed off the leak, but the rot is too bad now. I can't sail the boat untill this is repaired.
Now the hard part is how do i repair this? Pretty much an area around the chainplate going out for 4-6'' in all directions is rotted. The rest of the bulkhead is solid. Ive been thinking i could just cut out the bad section and add in a new piece of wood and fibreglass it to the old bulkhead and hull. Anyone got any other ideas?
My rig is in no danger of falling anytime soon as it is keel stepped and the mast is oversized for the boat. I didn't find the rot until about a year after owning the boat. In that year we took it sailing every weekend and never lost the stick.
The chainplate in question is in the left of the picture. Its the large metal plate. This differs from the normal Pearson 36 setup as its been changed so all the stay line up with each other. All are on one chainplate.
In this picture you can see the 3 stays where they enter the deck.
